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Re:Is education no longer the ‘great equalizer’? by oblio on Thursday June 24, 2021 @05:18PM (#27623908)
> The point is: a lot of poor people start businesses all the time and a lot of them end up successful

What's "a lot". My bet is on the majority failing, and by that, I mean, going bankrupt before even breaking even.

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Re:Is education no longer the ‘great equalizer’? by nec4b on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:01PM (#27624406)
I don't know. A lot more than there are companies like Apple or Google. Don't you see how many small businesses are around you when walking down a random street. Anyway why does it even matter? If only 49% of them succeeded which is less than majority, would that mean poor people cannot become successful entrepreneurs?
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